''Phyllodes consobrina'' is a
noctuoid moth in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
and subfamily
Calpinae
The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on ju ...
. It was
first described by
John O. Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1848. The species can be found in Asia, including
Thailand,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
Bangladesh, the
Andamans and
India.
Description
The
wingspan is 124–142 mm. Palpi with second joint fringed with very long hair in front, producing a rounded form. Third joint long, oblique and knobbed at extremity. Forewings with produced apex to an acute point. Head and thorax fuscous, with a purple bloom. Abdomen bluish black. Forewings with fuscous brown with a purplish gloss and irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous scales. Orbicular is a brown speck. There is an S-shaped brown mark found on the discocellulars, where its center is outlined with reddish brown. Its edges are brown, and two white marks can be seen on it near its lower angle. An oblique ochreous fascia runs from apex to below angle of cell, where it is bent down to inner margin. A large greyish-brown patch is usually present between the fascia and outer angle, with pale striae on it. Hindwings are bluish black. A large crimson patch is found with white center at anal angle. Ventral side is with white striations and whitish between the veins of the forewings.
References
External links
Species infoA comparative survey of proboscis morphology*
Erebidae
Moths described in 1848
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